Machine for operating upon soles



4 Sheets-Sheet l E. F. SMALL MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON SOLES -w-(ffl Dec. 4, 1951 Filed July 13, 195o Dec. 4, 1951 E. F. SMALL 2,577,370

MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON SOLES Filed July 13, 195o A 4 sheets-sheet 2 Dec. 4, 1951 E F SMALL I 2,577,370

MACHINE FOR OPERATING VUPON SOLES v Filed July 13, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Dec. 4, 1951 E. F. SMALL MACHINE FOR OPERATINGUPON SOLES 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filled July 13, 1950 Patented Dec. 4, 1951 UNITED ,STATES oFFlcE e v A 'Y l2,577,379 i .di .fEor .many years-thas .been general. practicer ,.lto..round .or die .out outsole blanks and then to ,reduce the .marginal portion -oi theicrepart of `the soles, lto shanRcut, .and .to roughen .the '.re- -duced marginal portions, .al1 in separate opera- `tions.

.-.ltrated :to show vthat :these `operations lpoesilcly 'vcouldabe performed progressively Iloyzaseries of operating tools. However, such machines .are

,f Iintr-icate, costly, .andirequirewexperts towmain- "L tain them inadjustment. Y i* .general .object of :thisinvention is to provide a machine for progressively treating the marginaliportion .of the .attaching face Avof an `[outsole .to reduce '-.orsbevelssuch portionV and to -..,simul.taneously f-roughen same.

y Another object .of this invention is tofprovide ,Ja .machine Vhavin-gout dasingle cuttingltoolvlfor L Lprcgressively treatingf-tlie `mar-lginalportion of the :attaching face of an 'outsole to reduce or bevel such portion Land Tito `1simultaneously- .sroughenlsamel Y A izurther objectief this :inventionis to-provide -a sole reducing ,and roughing machine lthat -i-s -simple in construction, -easy to operate, vand which considerably reduces `costs 4of` .preparing '.outsoles. i

.Other vobjects of the invention .will `npart .be .obvious .and will l in -part appear hereinafter. il'ie `invention .accordingly comprises v.the .ea-

tures of construction, combinatonof elements, .and aarrangementof parts, Whichwill beexem- 4; plied Ithe construction :hereinafter set forth v.anni the .scope ofthe invention will be .indicated .theclaims For a fuller. Lunderstancling .ci the ynature .and objects Qi y.the-im/.ention referenceshould `110e had '-..-.to :the following detailed description Itaken in A.connection .with y.the .accompanying drawings, in

which Fig. Lis fafplan view of amachine for treating ',routsoles and lwhich .embodies 4features of lmy Jinv.ventiong Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machineshoWn y. jinziiiggl;

l Seis .a partial side elevational .if-mw, .on

Heretofore, machines `have :been .illus-.fV

'iagainsicl. 691-41) l 2 c en enlarged Seele elle eerily :le Setioe @heiter RHS ef ille machine;

g t e cutting blade .drum in a fragmentary feilellel View teken .su .initially along "ees'fi 0f ,.Fie- .3.a

'Fie is e .from elevation .Showing 9.1; er .-9,11- larged scale detail of theieed screw;

7 is e sectional View taker; substantially elpee lvl of .Ele-i .elle is e ear-tial glen .View 91.1 en enlarged Scale' Shgrilne'ihe. idele the getting blade, Kedge Yguides;feed screw, .and hold-dOW- l plate; File-19e a 1Q.. iii. planrw il wort table ed Showing elle pios-ieee gf 91@ :beleg .0p-

@id-111.191.122 el l0 is plee View @i reeel@ after leeinlefireatedjby the maglia@ ,0f lei/emga:

;11 .1S a transverse retiene! ,View taten through the forepart portion of `sole shown 1&9; and

Fig. 12 is La transverse sectional View italien 2-ftlf iel sleek wie@ af the Sele in tine-teile@ drawings? there is Shown a e for treating the marginal portions of Rear ece ser WA .t .which fthe driye..ha.ft il is lour- The drum i8 is secured to the .drive h. h `is ...adapted to e .rotated kJoy the enectesiibv :theft :t 29 .to the .sheave afi of :electric finster :2,2 adjust- EIi-ne ross issonchebraqket .fa-5 is provided with agmentary .Iside elevation, similar 3 I8 is driven in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. '3. Also, since the drums I8 and 29 are spaced from each other the cutting blade 32 will have a portion between the drums which Ywill form a straight line which will hereinafter be referred to as the path of the blade.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the arm 24 is adapted to be moved` about its pivot on the bracket I by a toggle mechanism to lower the drum 29 to facilitate replacement of the cutting blade. This may be accomplished by moving the hand lever 33 which is secured to the .shaft` 34 journalled in a bracket 35 secured to the beam I4. The arm 36, also secured to the shaft 34, is pivoted at 31 to the lower end of the lever 38 which is pivoted at 39 to the end 25 of the Y arm 24. The upper end of the lever 38 is bifurcated to fit over a stud 4u projecting vfrom a rod 4I guided in a. bore 42 in the arm 24 and l in a bore 43 formed in an ear extending from the slide 26.

The nuts 44 threaded tothe rod 4I act to move the slide 26 rearwardly as the l arm 24 is lowered so as to relieve the tension of the cutting blade. After replacement of a cutting blade, the hand lever is moved rearwardly until the stop screw 45 strikes against the base of the bracket 35 and the spring 46 is compressed by the collar 41 on the rod 4I and serves to move the slide 26 to again ten-Y ber 55 is secured to a slide'block 51 which is held by the gib plates 58 in a slot 59 formed in the bracket 60.

The height of the table 52 may be adjusted by turning the stud 6| one end of which is right hand screw threaded into a boss formed on theu slide block 51 and the other end left hand screwY threaded into the lug 62 formed on the bracket The sole support 63, shown in detail in Fig. 7,

- is provided with spaced holes 64 which slide over the studs 65 screw threaded to the table 52 and locked in position by the nuts 66. The springs 61 serve to bias the sole support upwardly away from the cutting blade 32 and the knurled nuts 68 may be used to adjust the heightV of the sole support to vary the distance between its sole contacting face 69 and the cutting blade.

The sole edge guide rolls and 'II are held to the sole support by the shoulder screws 12 and, as best shown in Fig. 8, the roll 10 is located on the cutting edge side of the blade 32 While the roll 'II is located on the other side of the blade and spaced forwardly of the roll 19. This spacing of the guide rolls defines a line of feed which is oblique to the path of the cutting blade.

Feeding of a sole past the cutting blade is accomplished by the feed screw which is secured by the set screw 16 toa shaft 'I1 journalled in the bracket 18 which is pivoted at 19A to the table 52. The bracket is biased upwardly by the spring 80 which iscompressed 1 by the screw 8l threaded into a bar 82 atand the sole support face 69 the screw 83 threaded into the bracket 'I8 is provided with a head portion which contacts the underside of the table and acts as a stop to limit movement of the feed screw towards the sole support.

The feed screw shaft 11 is adapted to be constantly rotated in a clockwise direction, as

vviewed in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, by the belt 84 driven by an electric motor 85 indicated in Fig. 2.

The thread on the feed screw is left hand and of a shape which allows it to penetrate the I screw is driven in a clockwise direction it tends to force the edge of the sole into contact with the guide rolls 'I9 and 1I as it feeds it past the cutting blade.

vAlso, as shown in Fig. 6, the feed screw is -tapered so that its end farthest away from the cutting blade is of smaller diameter so as to provide a bite between it and the sole support face 69 to allow easy entrance of a sole.

' The table 52 and the sole support 63 are maintained at an angle with respect to the path of the cutting blade and preferably this angle corresponds to the desired angle to be cut on the shank portion of the soles being treated. To

vary the angle, for cutting or reducing the forepart of the soles, a treadle 86 pivoted at 81 to the frame I0 is connected by the rod 88 to the table 52 in the manner shown in Fig. 2. Thespring 89 located between the beam I3 and the collar is pivotably mounted by the pin 56. The mem-.,

' position.

To remove the leather dust'created during operation ofthe machine the duct 95 indicated in Fig. 2 may be connected to the usual factory blower system.

In operation of the machine described a sole S is placed flesh side down upon the table 52 and its heel end is inserted under the sole support 63 into the bite between the sole contacting surface 69 and the feed-screw 15 substantially as shown in the position marked Start in Fig. 9; The feed screw thread then engages with the sole surface and urges the sole inwardly towards the guide rolls 10 and 1I as it positively advances the marginal edge of the sole past the cutting blade 32 which removes material from vthe sole in the form of a bevelled rand or skivturning of the sole to effect a continuous cut from the heel end at one side of the sole to the heel end at the other side of the sole, or entirely around the sole, is automatic and of course the operator guides the sole out of the machine when it reaches the position marked Finish in Fig. 9.

Aigvernovedby the cutting blade,

AiSirice; certain changes maybe made 'above construction l and diiierent embodiments.

` of theinvention-could'be made without departsirely feeflits .marginal edge. na meansfor varying .the angle.y of sa ancor-said diramato.. @ne solesupmrt, Said. Sele.. Sunbelt-being ld :arl-sla with.: resnect. t9, the patligf salda-blade.. ai

iis-,traste up by thev combined cutting-and @tearing action the teeth. i-I'Iahis Aleaa'es lthe out lsurface vreughened making an "ideal lsurface for-reception .of sole attaching cement.- As lthecutti-'ng r`blade travels ina direct-ion leadingfrom the y outer edgeof the sole towards the'center .of-the Y' sole or 'away from the edge fg-uides, -no'leather bres are combed'overl the edge of -thesele and rjtlius a clean sharpl;7 de-ned'fsole -edge'dsfprovvided. Of courseif roughenging ofi-"the 'reducedfi 'margin is notdesired a non-toothedband'knife 'rn/ay be used. Y

Fig. l10- shows the attaching race -oanV outshould benoted thatno objectionable feed screw marks are leftV in the treated marginal edgeofy the sole since they' are in the `material the ing I*from the sc ope thereof, itis intended-that all -rnatter contained the above description -or'shown' in the accompanying ydrawing "shall be interpreted as illustrativeand not aflimitf l 14`ing sense.

'it is also to be understood that the following Aclaims are intended to cover all of the generic j and specific fea-tures of the invention Iherein lfdescribed, and allstatements of the'scope of the` *invention which, as a matter oflanguage, might e said to `fall therebetween.

Af Ha-vingdescribed my inventionywhai-g I claim as -fnew'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

vlL Ina machine for oper-ating vupon soles, a.

"f-iieiiible endless cutting blade, spaced drums-'on which said blade is arranged te run,ineans-tor vdri-ving' one fof said drums vto operate-said blade,

a sole support, said sole sup-portbeing held-'at an "angle lwith respect to the path-of saidbladaja sole edge guide,- andf means rfor rholding/'a :sole in -contact with said support, for urgingit sirrto contact with said edge guide, .and'for .progresfv--sively feeding its niarginaledge pastv said blade. .2..In machine tor operating uponlsoles, a l. fflexibleendless .cutting blade,v spaced drums on `which said .blade is.arnangedtoman,.means for dr-ivingxone ofv saidJdrums to. .operatal saidblade, .La sole sup-port, said .solefsupportibeing-lheldat f aan angle with respect to.:.the pathof said. blade, means for holdinga solein contact with/said sole. support and for feedingits .marginalfaedge -fpast said blade, and means for .fof-said sole support.

.narying :the angle 3. In a machine for operating uponisoles.,V a

iexible. endless cutting blade, spaced drninsfon which said blade isarranged tdrun, means for driving one of saiddrums to operate said: blade,

a soleV support, said sole support ,being .1h-eldat v.an angle with respect. to. the path vof sadhlade, means ccfcneratinefto. hold asoleincontagtwithsaid support, to guide its edge, andtanrogresald blade, and solel slingert. 4.. av machine. iQr operating. uson.

. llexihla endless Getting. balada-Seated diams on 'sole edge guide, means forholdi'ng' a sole in con- 3vtactfwitli said support, for urging it into contact -with said edgeguide, and `for progressively feeding its marginal edge past said blade, and mea-ns lfor varying theangle of said sole support.

5.*In a Vmachine for operating upon `solesya ieX-ible endless cutting blade, spaced drums'on which said blade isv arranged to run, means for ydriving one of said drums to :operate said blade, alsole support, said sole support being held at an angle withrespect to the `path of said blade, a sole edge guide securedto said support, and means for holding'a `sole in `contact withsaid dsupport, for urging it into contact with said edge guide, and for progressively feeding its `Ymarginal' edge 'past said blade.

6.' In a machine for operating upon soles, a exible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on 'which said blade is varranged to run, means :for driving one of said drums to operate said blade, a sole support, said sole support being held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a 4soleedge guide secured to said sup-port, means for holding a sole in contact with said supportr for urging it into contact with said edge guide, and for progressively feeding its marginalledge past said blade, and means for varying the angle .with Said edge guide.,I and for nrearessvelyaieed- `ing .its marginal edge past said blade,

8. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

.l nexble. endless cutting blade, spaced on which. .said bladels arranged t0. run, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade,

a sole support, said sole support beine held at an angle. with. respect t@ the path of. `Said b1ade,.SQ1e edgeA guides secured to said support, said. sole edge guides being spaced apart todeline a y111.1@ of. iced, means for holding a sole lin-contact with said support. ier urging it into contact with Said `edge guide, and for progressively feedingits marginaledge past. said blade, and means for varying the angle Of Said sole support. Y

v y9. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flex )Ele endless cutting blade, spaced drums .on

-w ich said blade is arranged to run, .meansfor e driving one of said, drums to operate said blade, .a S01@ Support., said sole supportbelng Positioned above said cutting blade and held at an angle with respect tothe path of said blade,A a. rst. sole edge-'guide secured to said support adjacentto the cutting edge of Ysaid blade, a secondsole edge guide secured to said support adjacent the'back edge of said blade and spaced forwardly of said rst sole edge guide, said sole edge guides de- Ijlning a line of feed oblique. to .the path of said blade, and'. means for holdingV a `Sole in contact with Said sole support, for urging it into Contact `with said edge guides, and for progressively f ee'ding its marginal edge past said blade. 1 Y

l0, a machine for operating upon soles,l a gxble endless cutting blade, spaced drums. on

which said blade is arranged Yto run', means for drifving one 0f said drums` t0 Operate said blade, sole support, vsaid sole supportbeing .positioned y above said blade `and held at-an angle Vwith respect to the path vof said blade,a first sole edge .guide secured to said support adjacent 'to the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge Y guide secured lto said supportadjacent the back 5 edge of said blade and spaced forwardly of said first sole edge guide, said sole edge guides denning a line of feed oblique to the path of said blade,

v means for holding a sole in contact with said sole Y w support, for urging it into contact with said edge, ,Ilexibleendless cutting blade, spaced drumson guides, and for progressively feeding its marginal edge past said blade, and means for varying the angle of said sole support,

11., In a machinefor operating upon soles, a

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on-r which Said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a sole edge guide, means for driving one of saidA drums to loperate said blade in a direction leading awayego vfor progressively feeding its marginal edge past `said blade.

`12. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a sole edgelso wguide, means fordriving one of said drumsto operate said blade in a direction leading away from said sole edge guide, means for holdinga sole in contact with said sole support, for urging it into contact with said edge guide, and forprogressively feeding its marginal edge past said blade, and means for varying the angle of said sole support.

13. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on 40 which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, sole edge guides secured to said support, said Ysole edge guides being spaced apart to define a line of feed,

means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in ar direction leading away from said sole edge guides, and means for holding a sole in contact with said support, for urging it into contact with said edge guides, and for progres-"v ,i jsively feeding its marginal edge past said blade.

14. In a machine for operating uponr'soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, sole edge guides securedl to said support, said sole edge l tact with said support, for urging it into contact with said edge guides, and for progressively feeding its marginal edge past said blade, and means for varying the angle of said sole support. 65

15, In a machine for voperatingupon soles, a flexible endless cutting bladeyspaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being positioned above said blade and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a first sole edge guide secured to said support adjacent to the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide secured to said support adjacent the back edge of said blade and spaced forwardly of said first sole -edge guide, 75 path of said blade, a rotatable feed screw, means lfsaid sole `redge, guides defining aline' of feed oblique to the path of said blade, means for drivingone of` said drums toV operate said blade in-a l direction leading away from said sole edge guides, and means for holding -a sole in contact with said sole support, VVfor urging it into contact withsaid edge guides, and for progressively feeding vits marginaledge past said blade. Y e Y, Y Y

-16In a machinefor operating upon soles, a

which said bladeisjarranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being positioned above said blade and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a rst sole edge guide secured `Vto saidr support adjacent to the cutting edge nof said'blade, a second sole edge guide secured to said support adjacent the'back edge of said blade and spaced forwardly of said first sole edge guide, said ysole edge guides defining a line Aof feed oblique to the path of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate sai'dblade in a direction leading away from said sole edge guides, means for holding a sole in contact with said sole support, for urging it into contact with said edge guides, and for progressively feeding its marginal edge past sard blade, and means for varying the angle of said sole support.

17; In va machine for operating uponV soles,`a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on ,f which said blade is arranged to run, means for drivingone of said drums to operate said blade, a sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, the axis of said feed screw lying substantially at a right angle to the path ofmsaid bladeand means for rotating said feed` screw.

18. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade,

a sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said pulleys and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, the axis of said feed screw lying substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means for rotating said feed screw, and means for varying the angle of said sole support.

19. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible Vendless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade,

Y a sole support, saidrsole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and held at an angle withk respect to the path of said blade, a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to the cutting edge of said blade for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw toward said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw.v

20. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on 0 which said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums to operate said'blade, a sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said pulleys and held at an angle'with respect to the mounting. said feedscrew below said sole sup port and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on anvv axis lying substantially at a right angle to the cutting edge of said blade for movement towards and away from said sole. support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole. sup,- port, means for rotating. said feed screw, and means for varying the angle of said solefsupport.

21. In a machine for operating upon soles, aexible endlesscutting blades. spaced. drums on which. said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of saiddrums to operate said blade, a sole support, said sole support.- being located above said blade ata station between said drums. and held at anL anglel with respect to the. path of' said. blade, a. rotatable. feed. screw, means.

mounting said feed screw below said sole sup,`

ilexibleendless cutting blade, spaced drums on.

which; said blade irs-.arranged to run., means for drivingone-.of said drums to operate said blade,

a sole supporta. said: sole support being located above: said. blade ata station between said drums and. held at an: angle with respect to Vthe pathy of said blade. a rotatable feedl screw, means mounting said feed screw below said` sole.. support and adjacent. the cutting" edge. of.` said; blade on an airislyingv substantially at.. a. right`r angle to.

the*V cutting edge of said. blade for movementv towards and away from said4 sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support', said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its endremotefromv the cutting edge of said blade, means for rotatingv saidV feed screw, and means for varying the' angle of said sole support.

23. In a machine for operating: upon: soles, a Y

exible endless cutting blade, spaced. drums on which said blade isl arranged to. run, means for 'f driving one of said drums to operate said blade, a solesupport, said sole support being located. above said blade at a station between4 said drums and held. at' an angle with respectto the' path of said blade, a firstsole edge guide located below saidsole support adjacent therv cutting edge' of said blade, a-.second sole. edgeA guideloc'ated' below said sole supportv adjacent the. backi edge of Said' blade, arotatable feed screw located below'sa'cl sole support' adjacent)- the cutting.' edge of said blade, the axis of said feed screw lying substantially at a right ang-lei tti-the: path'l of' said blade,. and means for rotatingV said teed screw'.- 2li-InaV machine fortoperati-ng. upon. s0les,.a

eX-ible endless cutting blade, spacedy drums on.

which said blade: is'arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums tooper'ate said. blade,

a solo` support,- said soie support. being-located above said blade at a station-between said' drums and held atlan. angle withv respect to the path lowsai'd sole supportladjacent the cutting edge ofrsaid blade, a second' sole edge guide located` below said sole" support adjacent. the'- back edge of" said blade, arotatable feed screw located below said soley support adjacent the cutting edge of""saidl blade;v the axis of said feed screw lying of said blade,` afi'rstl sole edge guide: located besustantially at a right ang-1e to thepath of.

saidblade-,Imeans for rotating said feedrscrew.

1o.- and means. for varying; the` angle of. said. sole. support.

25.. In a. machine for operating. upon-soles. a flexible. endless. cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade. is. arranged. to..run,.. means. for

driving one of said drums` to operate. said blader of said blade, asecond sole. edge. guide. located below said sole. support adjacent the back...edg.e,

of said blade,..a. rOtatabIefeed. screw. means A mounting saidfeed screw. below-said sole. support. and` adjacentthe. cutting edgeof said blade on an axis. lying. substantially at a. right, angle` to said` cutting. edge. for movement towards andV away from. said. sole support, means urgingsaid `feed screw toward-ssaid sole. support, and means f for. rotatingl said feed. screw.

26.1n a. machine for operating upon soles, a flexible` endless cuttingl blade,4 spaced'. drums.. on p which saidblade is arranged. to run, means. for

driving one of saiddru-ms to operate. said blade.. a sole support, .said sole. support beingdocated.- above said blade at a station between said drumsY and held at.. an angle with. respect. toA the. path of said bladearst sole, edge. guide located below .f said `sole support. adjacent the, cutting edge,- of"` j said blade, a` second. sole. edge. guide. located vbelow said sole support adjacent. the. baclsedgelof. said.- blade,. a rotatablefeed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said solesup'port. and adof said soles support..

2v..- In a. macminer@ operating. uponsoles, a'. exible endless cuttingfblade, spaceddr'ums'. on

which. said bladeY isv arranged. to. run, means for driving one of. said. drums .tofoperate saidblade..

a sole support, said sole support, being located,"`r`

above said blade ata. station. between said drums and heldv at an. angle with respectv tothe path of said blade, al rst. sole edge. guidelocated belowv said. sole support adjacent the cuttirlgedgev y of Asaid blade, a second. sole edge guide located 1 ybelow said sole support. adjacent the back edge. of

said blade; a rotatable feed screw, means-mountingrsaid feed screw below-said sole. support and adjacent the cutting. edge ofv saidv blade on an axislying` substantiallyata right angle to. said' cuttingI edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging saidy feed' screw towards said-zv sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at itsendremote from said *cutting* edge'and means for rotating. said feedjscrew.

28'. In a machine for operating upon soles,a. flexible endlessn cutting blade, spaced drumson'. which said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums to operate. said blade.

below said.- solov supportadjacent the back edge of Vsaid blade, a rotatable feed screw, means l mounting saidfeed screw belowA said sole, supf port and adjacent the vcutt'in'g'edge of said blade on an axis lving substantially at a right `anglev from said cutting edge. means for rotating said Y feed screw. and means forV varying the angle of said sole support.

99;In a machine for operating upon soles, a exible Vendless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support. said sole support benglocated above said blade at a station between said drums and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a first sole edge guide locatedbelow said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade. 'means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from saidedge guides, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adiacentthe cutblade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade,

means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of' said blade. the axis of said fedA screw lying substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means for rotating said feed screw, and means for varying the angle of said sole support.

31. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on whichA said blade is arranged to run, asole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said 'A blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edgejguides, a rotatable feed screw,

means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screwrtowards said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw.

32. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and vheld at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below from said edge guides,A a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said i blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle lto said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, means for rotating said feed screw, and means for varying the angle of said sole support.

33. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on l5 which said blade isV arranged to run, a sole support, said sole support being located vabove said blade, a rst sole edge guide located below said Y sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below 1 said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums tor operate said blade in a direction leading raway from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw,.-

means mounting said feed screw 'below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of'said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards v and away from said sole support, means'urging said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its end remote from said cutting edge, and means for rotating said feed screw.

V 34. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

port, said sole support' being located above said blade at a station between said drums and held 4 0 at an angle with respect to the path of said.- blade, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade,

'45 means for driving one of saiddrums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said means v edge guides, a rotatable feed screw, mounting said feed screw below said sole supsaid cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed mote from said cutting edge, means for rotating said feed screw, and means for varying the angle i of said sole support.

35. In a machine for operating upon soles, a

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on G0 which said blade is arranged to run, a sole 'sup` port, said sole supportV being located above said blade at a Vstation between said drums and held at an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a first sole edge guide located below said from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, the axis of said feed screw lying substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, and means for rotating said 66@ SrW in a direction to urge a sole placed said sole support adjacent the backedgeof said-' blade, means for driving one of said drums to Y operate said blade in a direction leading away flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a sole sup port and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade i 50 on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to Y screw being smaller in'diameter at its end re,

between'it and; said-f sole support; into contact` with' saidV edge guidesand toadvance the. marf ginal edge of the sole.- past said blade-..-

36; In; a machine. for operating' upon` soles. a iexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums' on which said blade-.is arranged to run, asole support-5. saidsole'. supportA being located above said..

bladeat a. station vbetween said drums. andheldiati-.an angle with respect to the path. ofcsaid blade, a rst soley edgeguide located .below-said.

soie support adjacent the cutting. edge orv said:-l blade, a second sole edge guide located.- below-1.

said. sole support' adjacent tlie. back. .edge ofsaid blade; means; for driving one of said drums tovY operate said blade. in av direction. leadingii awayY fromsaid edge guides, ar rotatable. feedY screw located, below said sole 'support' adjacent. the rcuti-fr tingzedgeV oisaid blade, the axis of said, feedv screwy lying substantially ata right angle' to thek patlr .of said blade, means for' rotating saidifeedz. screw-in a directionv tourge a soleY placed bei-ftween it and; Saidsol'e support into. ccntactfwithsaidfedge guides'. andto advance the marginal edgeof the sole past. said-b-lade,y and'means for-V varying the` angle. of said` sole supportu 317-; -In a machine for operating upon,.so1esa ilexible: endless. cutting, blade-,. spaced drums on whichl said blade. isi arranged. to run, asole sup-= port, .said solesupport being' located abovesaid blade. at a station between saidzdrums and heldat an. anglewith respectjto-ithe-path of'said yblade;A a first sole edgeguide located below said sole.A

support ad-j-acent the cutting edge of said blade.

a .second soleedge guideloca-ted below said sole support. adjacent the: backedge of said biade, means; for driving one ofsaid drumsato operate.v

said blade in a direction leading away from saidedge guides, a rotatable ieed-screw, meansrnount-r ing said feed screw below saidsole support and adjacent the cutting edge of-said--blade on anaxis lying substantially at'. a right angle to said cut-- tingl edge for movementv towards and away fromv said sole support, means urging said feed.- screwY towards said sole support, and means for rotatingsaid feed screw in a direction tourge asole-placed between it and. saidsolesupport into: contact with.

said edge guides andto advance the-marginal edge of the sole past said blade;

38...In a machine-for operating upon.- soles,.-a flexible endless cutting bladespaeed drums on which said blade. is arrangedf to run, a. sole support, said sole support being located: above. said blade, at. a. station between. said drums and held atan anglewith respect to thesfpathof said blade, a first sole edge guidelocated. below said sole-sup-- port adjacent the, cuttingk edge of. saidiblade-, a second sole edge guide located below said. sole support adjacent the backedge of said blade..

meansfor. driving one .of said drums to operate saidbladein a direction leading awayfrom said edge guides, arotatable feed-screw, means mount` ing..` said. feed. screw below saidsole. support and adjacent the cutting edgeoi. said.A blade on anaxislying substantially at a right angle tosaid cutting edge for movement towards and away-imm` said sole support, means. urging. said feed screw-` towards said sole support, means. for rotating. said. feed. screw in. adirection to urge a.4 sole. placed between it and said. sole suppcrtinto contactwith. said. edge guides and to advance-.the marginaL edge of. the sole. past said b1ade,.,andmeansfor.

varying' tlieangleoi said sole .supportNr 3.9.-In a machine for. operating upon soles,`v a

flexible endless. cutting. blade., spaced drums on winch said. blade isl arranged to run, a sole supe port, `said .sole support-beingy located above-'saidA bladeat a station between said drums and held; at 'an anglewith respect to the path; of said blade,- a iirst sole edgeV guide located below said solesupport adjacent the cutting edgel of saidblade'gfa second sole edge guide located below.` said'sole g supporti adjacent the back edge of said-blader means' for driving one ofv said drums` to operate saidblade. in a direction leading' away fromsaid.y

edge guides, a. rotatable-.f eed screw, means mount-f ing. `said feed screw below said sole support ands,

adjacent the cutting. edge of said blade on an aXiS.

lying.l substantially at aright angle to said cut--` ting;A edge fory movement towards andv away from said sole support. means. urging said feed screw s, towards said sole support,said feed screw being smaller in, diameter at its endremote from said cutting edge, and means forv rotating said feed Y screw ina-direction to afsole placed between it and'jsaidsolesupport. into* contact with said?- edgezguidesandto advance the marginal edg o the sole past said blade.

40; In af-machine for-operatinguponsoles-. af'- exible; endless cutting blade, lspa-ced drums. on-y lwle-ich said blad'elis. arranged to run, a sole-sup`` port, said sole support being located above said.

blade at astation between-'said'drums and-...heldatan angle-with respectto the path of saidblade; a iirstrsole-.edge guide located below said-sole support adjacent the vcuttingedge of said blade,

being smaller in. diameter' at'itsen'd remote from said cutting edge; means for rotating said feed', screw in adirection to urge-a sole placed-between. it. and@ saidsole support into. contact with said edge .guides-and tog-advancethe marginal edge of the sole past-'said blade, and means for. varying.;

the. anglepf said sole support..V

fili.. In a. mach-inev for operating uponA soles,`V a. flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on;

which said blade is arranged to run, means fory driving one of said drums tooperate said blade.,V`

a moveable.. sole.V support. said. sole-support being located above said-blade at a station between saidl drums-andl pivoted forfangular movement towards.

and away-froinsaid bl-ademeansurging said sole` f support awayfroin said blada means for moving, said sole. support towards said blade, adjustable stcpsrfor limiting .movement of.. saidsole. support, a ,.iirst sole edgeuguide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting.' edge off-said` blade,.v a -secondsole edge guidelecated below said` sole.` support adjacent the back edge of said: blade.. ay

rotatable feed. screwlccated below said sole support acl-jacentthe. cutting. edge o-isaid-` blade,- the. axisv of. said. feed. screw. .lying substantially at af riglitangle. to. the-path. of said blade, and. means I for. rotatingy said feed screw.

Ina machine .for operating upon solesra-H iiexible endless cutting.. blade,4v spaced drums on which-saidbladeis. arranged to-run, means for driving. oneof said:-.drumsto-operate said blade.. a moveablesole siijgiport;A saidV sole support: bei-ng locatedaabove said' blade at a. station. between.

saiddrums and pivoted. for angular movement...

towards and away from said blade, means urg-f ing said sole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade,

adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a rst sole edge guide located belowsaidv sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw.

43. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said' sole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second soleedge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its end remote from said cutting edge, and means for rotating said feed screw.

44. In a machine for operating upon soles, a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a moveable sole'support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said'blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, aA second sole edge guide locatedY below.V said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge ofsaid blade, the axis of ,said Afeed screw lying substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, and means for rotating said feed screw.

45. In a machine for operating upon soles,'a flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivotedfor angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a rst sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole vsupport adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums'to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides,

,a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially'at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw.

46. In a machine for operating upon soles, a,A

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said'blade is arranged to run, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said vsole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a first sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said Y blade, a second sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away 'from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw, l

means mounting said feed `screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urgv ing said feed screw towards said sole support,

said feed screw being smaller in diameter-at its end remote from said cutting edge, and means for rotating said feed screw.

47. In a machine for operating upon soles, a i flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a iirst sole edge guide located below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge Vof said blade, a second sole edge guide located` below said sole support adjacent the back edge of said i blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, arotatable feed screw with said edge'guides and to advance the marginal edge of the sole past said blade.

flexible endless cutting blade, spaced drums on which said blade is arranged to run, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted'for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said blade, means for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops 'for limiting movement of said sole support, a rst sole edge guide located below said Y, 'sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said `48. In a machine for operating upon soles', a Y

17 dede', a Second 501e edge guide nested below said-sole support adjacent the backedge o f said blade, meansfcr drivingone of said drums to operate said blade in `a direction leadingY away from 'said' edge guides, a rotatable,feedV screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge vof said blade on anv axis lying substantially at a right angle Vto *saidA cutting edge for movementtowardsl and away from said sole support, means urging saidj feed screw towardssaid. sole A sup mrt, andfmeans for rotating said feed .Screw `i1.1 aj direction to urge ya sole placed betweenit ,and

said splel siumiortY into Contact with said 'edge guides and to advancethe marginal edge of*A the sole past saidblade. l t

459, In a machine for operating upon soles, a iiexible endless cutting blade, spaced drnmson which said blade is arranged to run,a; movable Y stile,r support, 'said sole supportA being=- located above said blade at a station between said drums andpivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, Ameans urging said sole support away fromsaid blade, ,means `for moving said sole support towards-saidblade, adjustable stops for limiting movementof said sole support, a rst soleedge guide locatedibelow said sole supportadjacent the cutting edge of said blade; asecondisole edge guide located-below saidy sole support' adjacent the back edge of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw, means mounting said feed screw below said sole support and adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis lying substantially at a right angle to said cutting edge for movement towards and away from said sole support, means urging said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its end remote from said cutting edge, and means for rotating said feed screw in a direction to urge a sole placed betweenit and said sole support into contact with said edge guides and to advance the marginal edge of the sole past said blade.

50. In a machine for operating upon soles, a frame, a drum mounted upon said frame on a horizontal axis, a drum spaced from said first mentioned drum and mounted upon a horizontal axis, a exible endless cutting blade arranged to run on said drums, means for alining said drums to track said blade in the center of said drums, a toggle, means including said toggle for moving of one of said drums to tension said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at a station between said drums and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said blade, a treadle, means including said treadle for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a nrst sole edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade and located forwardly of said first sole edge guide, said sole edge guides defining a line of feed oblique to the path of said blade, a rotatable feed screw moveably mounted below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means biasing said feed screw towards said sole support, a stop for limiting movement of saidfeedscrew towards said sole support, vsaid feed screw being smaller in diameter at its Vsole entering end'to provide a bite between it andsaid sole'support, and means for rotating saidfeed screwin a direction to urge a soie. entered between it and said solesupport into contact with said edge guides and to feed its mar,- ginal, edgepast said cutting blade.

5l. ln amachine for operating upon soles, a frame, la drum mounted upon said frame. on a hcri'zontalaxis, a. drumY spacedv from said first mentioned drumand'mountedupon a horizontal axis, a fiexible endless vcutting blade arrangedfto run kon said drums, means foralining said drums totracksaid bladey in the center of said drums, a toggle, means including said toggle for moving nf, one, of ,Said` drums to tensionsaid blades worl. table on top ofisaid frame, an opening in said work.v tableforming a work station lthrough which said blade passes,V a sole support, said sole support beingmounted'abcve said bladeatsaid work station and formingan angle with-respect to, the pathv of said blade, a treadle, means inclu'dingfsaidv treadle for varying the angle of said sole supportv ,with respect to the'v path ofV said blade, va first sole edge guide secured to said sole Selppnrt AadjacenttheA cutting; edge ofsaidzblade, a, second sole edged; guide securedv to said sole Sunpnrt adjacent the backl edge of said blade and" leid fcrwerdly fof Said first sole edge guide, said sole edge guides defining a line of feed oblique to the path of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw moveably mounted below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means biasing said feed screw towards said sole support, a stop for limiting movement of said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its sole entering end to provide a bite between it and said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw in a direction to urge a sole entered between it and said sole support into contact with said edge guides and to feed its marginal edge past said cutting blade.

52. In a machine for operating upon soles, a frame, a drum mounted upon said frame on a horizontal axis, a drum spaced from said first mentioned drum and mounted upon a horizontal axis, a flexible endless cutting blade arranged to run on said drums, means for alining said drums to track said blade in the center of said drums, a toggle, means including said toggle for moving of one of said drums to tension said blade, a work table on top of said frame, an opening in said work table forming a work station through which said blade passes, a moveable sole support, said sole support being located above said blade at said station and pivoted for angular movement towards and away from said blade, means urging said sole support away from said blade, a treadle, means including said treadle for moving said sole support towards said blade, adjustable stops for limiting movement of said sole support, a first sole edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade and located forwardly of said rst sole edge guide, said sole edge guides defining a line of feed oblique `to the path of said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade in a direction leading away from said edge guides, a rotatable feed screw moveably mounted below said. sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means biasing said feed screw towards said sole support, a stop for limiting movement of said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at its sole entering end to provide a bite between it and said sole support, and means for rotating said feed screw 'in a direction to urge a sole entered between it and said sole support into contact with said edge guides and to feed its marginal edge 1past said `cutting blade.

53. In a machine for operating upon soles, a frame, a drum mounted upon said frame on a horizontal axis, a drum spaced from said iirst mentioned drum and mounted upon a horizontal axis, a flexible endless cutting blade arranged to run on said drums, means for alining said drums vto track said blade in the center of said drums, a toggle, means including said toggle for moving of one of said drums to tension said blade, means for driving one of said drums to operate said blade, a work table on top of said frame, an opening in said work table forming a work station through which saidA blade passes, a sole support, said sole support being mounted above said blade at said work station and forming an angle with respect to the path of said blade, a treadle, means including said treadle for vary- 20 ing the angle of said sole support with respect tothe path of said blade, a rst solev edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade, a second sole edge guide secured to said sole support adjacent the back edge of said blade and located forwardly of said rst sole edge guide, said sole edge guides dening a line of feed oblique to the path of said bl-ade, a rotatable feed screw moveably mounted below said sole support adjacent the cutting edge of said blade on an axis substantially at a right angle to the path of said blade, means biasing said feed screw towards said sole support, a stop ior limiting movement of said feed screw towards said sole support, said feed screw being smaller in diameter at Vits sole entering end to provide a bite between it and said sole support, and means for rotating said vfeed screw in a direction -to urge a sole entered between it and said sole support into contact with said edge guides and to feed its marginal edge past said cutting blade.

EDWARD F. SMALL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 964,273 Keighley July 12, 1910 

